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Use the secrets of high-performing athletes to achieve optimal health for yourself and your organization

Based on her research for an upcoming book on the science of long-term change and her current training in premedical sciences, M. Nicole Nazzaro created the Playbook Method training program for employees, managers, and educational organizations looking to create healthy, effective work habits for themselves and their teams. Nicole has presented this program in both keynote and workshop formats to thousands of participants in the past five years and has earned the professional member designation from the National Speakers’ Association for her work as a speaker and workshop facilitator. She has since expanded her speaking offerings to include specific trainings for corporate managers and for university students and faculty.

Keynotes & Immersive Training Experiences

In over fifteen years of interviewing professional athletes, running 16 marathons, and achieving a lasting weight loss in midlife after years of struggle, here's what I've learned:

Success is planned.

Take it from someone who went from forty pounds overweight to setting a sub-four-hour marathon personal best a few days shy of her fortieth birthday. Amazing things can happen when we educate ourselves about the habits that really lead to success, prepare our environment to contribute directly to that success, and surround ourselves with the encouragement of others who share our goals.

The Playbook Method for Organizations

The winner of a world championship race (or just a solid “midpacker” like most of us) doesn’t just hope for the best, or think their fate has been set by whatever “natural” ability their genetics give them. They plan meticulously, and execute on that plan so specifically that sometimes, competition day seems downright easy.

The Wellness Playbook training program helps your group plan for health success. You’ll learn how to be healthy and in top condition to perform at work, and you’ll learn how to plan for it, identifying and overcoming the pitfalls we often put in our own way.​ Length: 60-minute lecture introducing the Playbook Method for health and wellness; or full-day (six hours of workshop time with breaks for reflection, meals and movement) experiential seminar with pre- and post-program educational opportunities

​“Do more with less.” Have you been given that edict from company management and don’t know where to turn to help your direct reports achieve more with fewer resources? The Playbook Method can help. This training program arms you with the tools to help you plan out your team’s success, from setting appropriate goals to creating an authentically healthy work environment to creating feedback loops that earn buy-in from your direct reports.

Length: This program can be presented as a keynote address for meetings, or as a half-day or full-day offsite for teams. The program includes pre-training materials and post-training follow-up to ensure that you have the support to create lasting positive change in your teams.

This is a great program for beginning the academic year in the frame of mind most likely to lead to success. It’s particularly appropriate for orientation week workshops for first-year college and graduate school students, and for faculty members teaching at any age/grade level and the employees who support them.